25 things I’m proud of achieving in 2025:
1) Published 153 newsletter issues, 8 podcast episodes, 10 Lives, and 300+ Notes in Substack. Showed up even when consistency felt boring or was a lot of effort.
2) Took my Substack newsletter from 958 to 2,135 subscribers, and paid subscribers from 14 to 59. A slow but steady growth.
3) Wrote 137 LinkedIn posts, including 17 solo video posts, and got over my inhibition of speaking to the camera.
4) Started a LinkedIn newsletter, expanding my writing beyond Substack.
5) Stepped into fiction writing and wrote and published 26 short stories on a Substack publication called Neera’s Fiction (to stretch different creative muscles).
6) Did a 30-Day Notes Challenges on Substack in January and quietly kept going for 60 days.
7) Developed my own content calendar, which genuinely 10x-ed my productivity and saved my sanity.
8) Published my 7th book ‘A Writer’s Guide To Write Travel Stories’ and hosted a virtual launch on Substack, one of my favourite moments of the year.
9) Published my memoir, ‘My Life in 100 Objects,’ a deeply personal milestone.
10) Travelled through Spain, Portugal, Morocco, London, and Uzbekistan, collecting stories instead of souvenirs.
11) Wrote and published The Ultimate Guide to Simple Book Marketing Strategies on Substack (to be published in the future).
12) Wrote another book on Substack on Author Branding (to be published).
13) Launched the 90-Day Write Grow Monetize program in July and then again in October as live cohort training for three months to 50+ paid subscribers of my newsletter.
14) Ran another 60-day Notes Challenge across June and July and then again in October.
15) Lived in India for two months as a senior nomad, proof that work and life don’t have to be opposites.
17) Wrote and published 6 novellas plus a reader magnet, entering a completely new publishing rhythm.
18) Built a fiction mailing list from 0 to 235 subscribers, one reader at a time.
19) Started writing monthly reports on Substack, creating a habit of reflection.
20) Created 5 digital products – ‘Substack Notes Playbook’, ‘LinkedIn Playbook, 90-Day Reusable Content Creation System’, ‘How To Create Your First Digital Product In 3 Hours’ and ‘How To Turn Your Expertise Into Income With A Paid Newsletter.’
21) Took up singing lessons, something I’d wanted to do for years.
22) Ran ’20 Minutes Exercise To Solve Your Hardest Problem’ sold out workshop in collaboration with another creator.
23) Rebranded my Substack, aligning it more closely with who I’ve become.
Launched my 2026 program, Book-to-Business, with clarity and conviction.
24) Wrote the first draft of the book, ‘One Book to $100K: The Proven Book-Led Path to a Six-Figure Business,’ due to be published in March 2026.
25) Conducted a workshop, ‘How to Write a Book and Turn It Into a Business’, closing the year by opening a door. (2 more planned in January).Activate to view larger image,